Kathy Werheim Email & Phone Number

Hackensack

Bergen's Promise is the designated Care Management Organization for Bergen County. We provide integrated Wraparound care coordination for youth up to age 21 living with with behavioral and mental health issues, substance use challenges, and/or developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include:- Maximize passion of integrated care to raise awareness and facilitate collaboration across departments and systems (education, healthcare, human services). Through formal partnerships and private/public grants, these collaborations aim to improve service and resource gaps for youth in Bergen County. Some of these include: *Coordination of Community Pediatrics and Child Advocacy Rotation with local hospitals *Partnership with federally qualified health centers and pediatric practices for the benefit of shared youth. *Collaboration projects with local hospitals to facilitate integrated care and seamless transitions of shared youth. *Connecting With Our Communities Youth Service Project for schools, scouts, faith based organizations to raise awareness of mental health and social determinant factors impacting youth and the local community resources available to support the youth dealing with these factors. *Through the BP Ambassador Outreach program and BergenResourceNet.org, people are connected to all the valuable programs, services, and activities available throughout the county. -As Co-chair of the Talent Engagement and Development Initiatives, she and her team support the organization’s recruitment and retention strategy, developing new creative recruiting initiatives to maximize staffing levels for all departments. They also support the planning and evaluation of activities designed to maintain and improve team member engagement and retention. Some of these include: *Establish partnership with universities to infuse Wraparound into the curriculum and establish social/human service career development and recruitment pipelines.

Wayne, Nj

Stress Management; HealthyUA three-part personal wellness portfolio facilitates students' critical evaluation of their lifestyle behaviors and personal goals. It includes a Lifestyle Assessment; Energy Balance project; and a semester-long behavior change project. Students are inspired and empowered to make healthier decisions in key areas including mental health and stress management, sexuality, addiction, diet, weight management, and fitness. Previous courses:-Current Health Issues-Active Lifestyles for Health (online course)

Florham Park, Nj

• Design and launch a culturally tailored workplace wellness program for local and dispersed employees. • Survey the health-wellness industry landscape to identify, vet, select, negotiate, partner and manage the relationship with third party vendors that can add value as a component of workplace-community wellness management services.• Proactively collaborate and consult with the regional management teams to identify trends and opportunities to introduce products-services that align with client wellness-population health strategy, culture and budget.• Act as ongoing liaison or subject matter expert and resource to worksite and community wellness accounts.• Collaborate with business development, marketing, and operations, as well as product/service partners to integrate and support wellness programs and population health strategies. SPECIAL PROJECTS:-Chairperson, Wellness Committee 8/2012-12/2014• Annual assessment of health risks-costs; needs-interests; then plan, develop, implement and evaluate the workplace wellness program.• Lead and mentor the Wellness Committee such that all members act as regional resources, working cooperatively to promote wellness throughout the organization.-Weight Management Project Team Member• Design curriculum and facilitator materials for 10-week, in-person/online weight management program.• Develop train-the-trainer program and toolkit materials for facilitators of the program.• Facilitate the fee-for-service program for clients. Working with individuals/groups to educate and support behavior change efforts. -Project Lead, Health Promotion Toolkit Team• Mentor and organize project team members to research, identify and build a web-resource containing evidence-based health promotion, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle-related information resources and tools for field staff to reference in support of client management.

Florham Park, Nj

• Consult on strategic direction and startup of new clients’ online health promotion efforts.• Proactively manage existing client accounts and seamless integration of partner products-services.• Develop processes, standards and guidelines to ensure improved operational efficiency.• Oversee the development of appropriate communication materials, site content and development of new online challenges. • Hire, train, mentor and evaluate direct report staff members.

Madison, Nj

• Assess, design, implement and evaluate a grant-funded, comprehensive health promotion program that promotes positive health choices and behaviors in undergraduates, faculty and staff. • Plan and develop interdisciplinary, collaborative means of integrating wellness into the campus culture.• Develop and coordinate the student peer education program and activities.• Mentor and supervise 6 work study students.

Montville, Nj

-Build skills and promote a comprehensive understanding of health, fitness, wellness and assertive communication strategies so that students can make good choices in order to avoid illness, obesity and addiction. -Teach healthy lifestyle practices in all wellness domains to facilitate a balanced life. -Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil, to the extent feasible. -Guide the learning process toward the achievement of established District curriculum goals, establish and communicate clear objectives to the students for all lessons, units, and projects.

Paterson, Nj

• In alignment with organizational mission and values, establish a culture of health by influencing behaviors within the workplace through supportive policies and environments, strategies and programs.• Establish and maintain collaborative alliances to design, implement and manage programs, activities and events needed to change and/or support behaviors related to health, disease prevention and management in the community.• Develop culturally appropriate health-wellness content and train-the-trainer curriculum modules for workplace and community.• Serve as a wellbeing resource for employees and the community through the development and maintenance of a quarterly, comprehensive Community Education Resource Catalog which was distributed by the Marketing department.• Manage relationships and expenditures associated with third party fitness professionals and vendors. • Establish and manage an Employee Athletic League

Masters Of Public Administration, Health Adminstration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha AlphaPolicy Paper: Telehealth - Its use for the effective management of children with diabetes at school.

M.A., Exercise Science And Physical Education

Thesis: Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Resting Metabolic Rate and Dietary Intake

B.S, Health & Physical Education; Specialization: Exercise Physiology